MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 17:22
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 235 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 693 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 442 429 418 208 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 437 Mixed 434 SusWrite 353 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55 186% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 274 229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 930GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 186 193 193 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 184 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 189 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 338GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 140 145 144 138 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 150 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 142 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 17 19 19 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 27.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 18.4 21% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 77%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16